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Ammonia (in Cigs). Ammonia is one of the many chemicals present in cigarettes. Ammonia is a chemical compound formed from the elements nitrogen and hydrogen. It has chemical formula: NH 3. At room temperature and pressure ammonia is a gas. It is toxic (poisonous), and corrosive to some materials, and has a strong and distinctive smell.
Fill a bucket with 1 gallon of warm water. Add 1/2 cup of ammonia. Put on rubber gloves to protect your skin from the ammonia mixture. Soak a clean cloth in the diluted ammonia. Wash your kitchen surfaces to remove smoke or soot film that contributes to the odor. Rinse the cloth as necessary.Pour 1 quart of water into a cooking pot. Cut a lemon into slices with a paring knife. Add the lemon slices to the water. Bring the lemon and water mixture to a boil.ut on rubber gloves to protect your skin from the ammonia mixture. Soak a clean cloth in the diluted ammonia. Wash your kitchen surfaces to remove smoke or soot film that contributes to the odor. Rinse the cloth as necessary. Pour 1 quart of water into a cooking pot. Cut a lemon into slices with a paring knife.